PSYC 290N WEEK 8 FINAL EXAM
Question # 1
Points
(TCO 1) Which of the following is the best example of an off-time event that could
have negative
effects upon an individual's
development? The deaths of elderly
parents
Being divorced at the age of 25
The death of one's spouse at the age of 30
Experiencing a life-threatening illness at the age of
60 Chapter 1, page 8
Question # 2
Points
(TCO 1) The Maple Leaf Elementary School counselor, social worker, and the parents
of 8-year-
old Jimmy Jackson are working as a cooperative team to determine why Jimmy
exhibits a pattern of highly aggressive behavior toward his peers and teachers.
Jimmy's behavior has been extensively observed, he has been subjected to a battery
of psychological tests, and his parents have been interviewed. This in-depth
examination of Jimmy Jackson is an example of
an ethnograph.
naturalistic
observation. a
correlational study.
a case study.
Chapter 1, page
12
Question # 3
Points
(TCO 1) An experiment is designed to study the effects of long lectures on the
sleeping behavior
of college students. In such a study, the dependent variable
is sleeping behavior of college students.
long lectures.
,the length of time a lecture
runs. college students.
Chapter 1, page 14
,Question # 4
Points
(TCO 1) Which of the following is the most correct statement regarding repressed
memories?
Most adults who were abused as children have no recollection of the abuse.
The best way to get at repressed memories is for the therapist to suggest that such
memories exist.
It is highly unlikely that false memories will be retrieved because of the inaccuracy of
human memory.
The perpetrators of abuse are more likely to forget the incidents than are the
victims. Chapter 2, page 25
Question # 5
Points
(TCO 2) Which factor is generally considered to be an essential aspect of an infant's
first
psychosocial task?
Learning to control bodily sensations or developing shame if unsuccessful
Becoming aware of pleasurable genital sensations and sharing these sensations with
others
Becoming purposeful, goal oriented, and assertive, which leads to conflicts with
parents Being treated lovingly and predictably by caregivers and learning to
trust
Chapter 2, page 26
Question # 6
Points
(TCO 2) If you are teaching a child to produce a reflexive response following a
nonreflexive
stimulus, which method of learning are you
employing? Observational learning
Classical conditioning
Response-reward learning
Operant
conditioning
Chapter 2, page
, 29
Question # 7
Question # 1
Points
(TCO 1) Which of the following is the best example of an off-time event that could
have negative
effects upon an individual's
development? The deaths of elderly
parents
Being divorced at the age of 25
The death of one's spouse at the age of 30
Experiencing a life-threatening illness at the age of
60 Chapter 1, page 8
Question # 2
Points
(TCO 1) The Maple Leaf Elementary School counselor, social worker, and the parents
of 8-year-
old Jimmy Jackson are working as a cooperative team to determine why Jimmy
exhibits a pattern of highly aggressive behavior toward his peers and teachers.
Jimmy's behavior has been extensively observed, he has been subjected to a battery
of psychological tests, and his parents have been interviewed. This in-depth
examination of Jimmy Jackson is an example of
an ethnograph.
naturalistic
observation. a
correlational study.
a case study.
Chapter 1, page
12
Question # 3
Points
(TCO 1) An experiment is designed to study the effects of long lectures on the
sleeping behavior
of college students. In such a study, the dependent variable
is sleeping behavior of college students.
long lectures.
,the length of time a lecture
runs. college students.
Chapter 1, page 14
,Question # 4
Points
(TCO 1) Which of the following is the most correct statement regarding repressed
memories?
Most adults who were abused as children have no recollection of the abuse.
The best way to get at repressed memories is for the therapist to suggest that such
memories exist.
It is highly unlikely that false memories will be retrieved because of the inaccuracy of
human memory.
The perpetrators of abuse are more likely to forget the incidents than are the
victims. Chapter 2, page 25
Question # 5
Points
(TCO 2) Which factor is generally considered to be an essential aspect of an infant's
first
psychosocial task?
Learning to control bodily sensations or developing shame if unsuccessful
Becoming aware of pleasurable genital sensations and sharing these sensations with
others
Becoming purposeful, goal oriented, and assertive, which leads to conflicts with
parents Being treated lovingly and predictably by caregivers and learning to
trust
Chapter 2, page 26
Question # 6
Points
(TCO 2) If you are teaching a child to produce a reflexive response following a
nonreflexive
stimulus, which method of learning are you
employing? Observational learning
Classical conditioning
Response-reward learning
Operant
conditioning
Chapter 2, page
, 29
Question # 7
